Aguadilla vs Arecibo
Metro-area medians — Aguadilla, PR Metro Area vs Arecibo, PR Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Arecibo comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 7 clearly-decided measures.
Aguadilla and Arecibo cost about the same to live in, but Aguadilla households earn about 4% more.
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Aguadilla, PR
$61,314
take-home / yr · 18% to tax
No local price index — real value not shown.
Arecibo, PR
$61,314
take-home / yr · 18% to tax
No local price index — real value not shown.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
Measure
Aguadilla
Arecibo
Livability (CityLedger)
30/100
33/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
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Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
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Median household income
$24,351
$23,466
Median rent
$572/mo
$537/mo
Median home value
$154,900
$129,500
Unemployment
11.7%
7.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
20.4%
25.8%
Average commute
24.8 min
26.8 min
Air quality (median AQI)
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Avg temperature
76°F
76°F
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- + Livability (CityLedger)
- + Median rent
- + Median home value
- + Unemployment
- + Bachelor's degree or higher
Aguadilla vs Arecibo — frequently asked
- Which has higher household income, Aguadilla or Arecibo?
- Aguadilla has the higher median household income — $24,351 versus $23,466 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 4% more.
- Which has cheaper rent, Aguadilla or Arecibo?
- Arecibo has cheaper rent — a median of $537/mo versus $572/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).